Former Manchester United Defender John O’Shea has been appointed as the interim head coach of the Ireland National football team.
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has announced that O’Shea, 42, will take charge when Ireland face Belgium and Switzerland in two friendlies in Dublin next month. They do not play again until June.
Paddy McCarthy, who is an assistant coach at Crystal Palace, will assist O’Shea during the March games.
O’Shea has been part of the FAI coaching set-up since 2020 with the under-21s and was assistant to senior men’s team manager Stephen Kenny until both left their roles in November.
At club level, O’Shea has coached with Stoke City and most recently at Birmingham City with Wayne Rooney. He left the latter role six weeks ago by mutual consent when Rooney was dismissed.
Ireland have two further friendlies in June before the Nations League campaign begins in September with a match against England in Dublin.
